The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2024
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G08B 21/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 40/103 (2022.01); G08B 21/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for detecting an object in a vehicle may monitor start-up of the vehicle and a state of a door. The apparatus and method operate an interior detecting sensor of the vehicle in an infant detecting mode when an engine of the vehicle is turned off and the door is locked. The interior detecting sensor of the vehicle operates in an intrusion detecting mode when no infant is detected. Thus, an infant in the vehicle may be quickly and accurately detected, and an intruder in the vehicle may be detected for a long period of time using low power.